Recently, a 23-year-old woman posted an astonishing inquiry on Ask Metafilter. Just a warning, though, her question—titled “Did my boyfriend just get married?”—might make you want to hop into one of Bruce Willis’s spaceship drills from Armageddon and burrow yourself 10,000 feet into the core of a dying star: »6/24/15 7:10pm 6/24/15 7:10pm

A woman who sued her husband’s mistress has been awarded no damages after a court decided that neither the husband nor the mistress were in the wrong because the sex was paid for. Therefore, the ruling stated, the business transaction should have had no effect on the couple’s “peaceful home life.” »6/13/15 3:00pm 6/13/15 3:00pm

Cheating, man. We're human, and it happens, but is there anything worse for the delicate human ego? This week's Pissing Contest theme comes from Jezebel reader Kate, who emailed us with one extremely gruesome tale:»3/20/15 8:20pm 3/20/15 8:20pm

A new poll by the Pew Research Center has all the info on what Americans will be looking for in a candidate for the 2016 presidential elections. The good news: The vast majority of people polled said they would have no problem voting for a woman. The bad: Everyone is still refusing to vote for atheists. »5/20/14 6:45pm 5/20/14 6:45pm

Today in WHAT?????!!!!, a French photographer named Pascal Rostain claims that the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, is embroiled in a love affair with internationally famous pop star Beyoncé. Oh, and we're going to read about it in the Washington Post tomorrow. »2/10/14 10:40am 2/10/14 10:40am

You probably didn't require this extra-special news bulletin to know that liaison-facilitator Ashley Madison revels in being a pit of sleaze and self-loathing, but here it is anyway: a Brazilian immigrant living in Toronto is suing the company, claiming that she permanently damaged her wrists typing up hundreds of… »11/10/13 3:30pm 11/10/13 3:30pm

They say that when you're upset with someone, it sometimes helps to put your feelings down in a letter, wait a day for your mood to calm down and then decide if you want to send it. What most people don't know is that this advice can be slightly modified: If you're upset with someone, write it down and then turn… »3/21/13 10:50am 3/21/13 10:50am

A new divorce bill proposing that spouses who cheat should pay more in alimony was struck down during a committee meeting at Utah's State Capitol this week, but not before State Sen. Lyle Hillyard (R., because of course he is) managed to remove one of his shoes, unroll his dress sock, and insert his entire stinky foot… »2/03/13 4:00pm 2/03/13 4:00pm

Nebraskans are being treated to the lurid details of a political sex scandal today, thanks to the Omaha World-Herald's extensive investigation into the nearly 2,000 late-night calls the State's Lieutenant Governor Rick Sheehy (R) made to four women who were most definitely not his estranged wife. On Saturday, Sheehy,… »2/03/13 2:00pm 2/03/13 2:00pm

Maria Bashir, Afghanistan's only female prosecutor general, has been internationally praised for defending women's rights in a country where they are too often ignored. But according to figures leaked to The Times of London, Bashir has jailed more than 100 women for adultery, making her "the most prolific prosecutor… »10/22/12 10:00am 10/22/12 10:00am

As is the case with many an evangelical talking head, Dinesh D'Souza was recently caught with his hand up a temptresses' apple tree. The noted conspiracy theorist is very familiar with casting derision on other's life choices — please see: everything he's ever written, said, or thought about President Obama — but when… »10/17/12 9:30am 10/17/12 9:30am

Well, you have to hand it to Meghan McCain. She's just taken hypocrisy to a fascinating new level. She's got a new book out, and Politico got ahold of it. In it, she calls Bill Clinton out for having "cheated and lied" during the Monica Lewinsky affair, and says she's "never cheated on a boyfriend" because her parents… »5/29/12 9:15pm 5/29/12 9:15pm

Faced with a very public infidelity scandal involving one of their own, a South Carolina county decided that the best way to prevent future scandals was to force all would-be Republican candidates for office to sign a pledge promising to both balance budgets and keep their genitals in either their pants or their wives… »3/07/12 6:50pm 3/07/12 6:50pm

Some of you may care about the outcome of the upcoming Super Bowl (unless, like many, you're already convinced of the grossness of both teams and are rooting for Legionnaire's disease). However, as always, cheating website Ashley Madison is asking the tough questions: who would married ladies rather do, Eli Manning or… »1/27/12 12:30pm 1/27/12 12:30pm

When 44-year-old Iranian woman Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, the ruling provoked protest and calls for her release worldwide. Now Iranian officials have indicated that they may bend to international pressure, but they won't let Ashtiani go, they'll just hang her instead of… »12/26/11 11:06pm 12/26/11 11:06pm

Scandal-ridden anti-gay Minnesota politician Amy Koch has had a rough few days. First, news of her extramarital affair with her married staffer broke. Then, she was forced to resign from her position as state Senate Majority Leader. Now, it seems that the gays of the land of 10,000 lakes have seen the error of their… »12/22/11 6:00pm 12/22/11 6:00pm

It's possible that Ashley Madison thought they would actually attract new clients with last week's offensive ad, but with this followup — published in today's New York Metro — we're pretty sure they're just trolling. »11/08/11 11:45am 11/08/11 11:45am

Adultery website Ashley Madison further classed up its image today with a post-Halloween campaign implying that a) fat people are scary and b) you should cheat on them. Want some rationalization? The company's CEO has buckets of it. »11/01/11 1:20pm 11/01/11 1:20pm

Well, it was bound to happen: two online advice columns received — and published — the same letter today. Their different responses provide a window into the columnists' psyches. »9/15/11 11:00am 9/15/11 11:00am